Cold Cases in Pennsylvania
ColdCaseIndex documents 10 cold cases in Pennsylvania, spanning 1950–2002. 7 of these cases remain fully unsolved. Each case page includes documented details, status, and information on how to submit a tip.
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Andrea Soos
Nineteen-year-old Andrea Soos was found murdered in Lancaster, Pennsylvania in December 2002. Despite investigation, the case went cold. It remains in Lancaster County cold case files.
Kimberly Kling
Eight-year-old Kimberly Kling disappeared from her front yard in Palmerton, Pennsylvania. Her remains were found nearby two weeks later. Despite extensive investigation and numerous suspects, no one has been charged with
Rachel Lopez
Twenty-three-year-old Rachel Lopez was found murdered in Allentown, Pennsylvania in December 1991. Despite investigation by Allentown Police, the case went cold. It remains in Lehigh County cold case files.
Michael Grant
Twenty-six-year-old Michael Grant was found murdered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in October 1988. Despite investigation by Pittsburgh Police, the case went cold. It remains in Allegheny County cold case files.
Gary Heidnik Victims
Gary Heidnik kidnapped, tortured, and killed women in the basement of his Philadelphia home. He was arrested in 1987 when a victim escaped. Two women died. Heidnik was convicted of first-degree murder and executed in 199
Philip Testa
Philadelphia mob boss Philip 'Chicken Man' Testa was killed by a nail bomb planted under his front porch. The bombing sparked a Mafia war within the Philadelphia crime family. Despite the Mafia connection, no one was for
Bucks County Jane Doe
An unidentified young woman's remains were found in Bucks County, Pennsylvania in 1979. Despite decades of investigation and modern DNA analysis, she has never been identified. The case remains in NamUs and investigators
Susan Reinert
English teacher Susan Reinert was found dead in the trunk of her car in Ardmore with her two children missing and never found. Her colleague and former lover William Bradfield was convicted of her murder, and Dr. Jay C.
Holly Maddux
Holly Maddux disappeared in September 1977. Her mummified body was found in a trunk in her boyfriend Ira Einhorn's Philadelphia apartment in 1979. Einhorn, a prominent counterculture figure, fled to Europe before trial.
Dorothy Forstein
Dorothy Forstein, wife of Philadelphia magistrate Jules Forstein, disappeared from her home in the middle of the night. Her children slept through the abduction. She had survived a vicious attack in her home years earlie